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Abstract

At the monthly meeting of the Royal
Society of Tasmania on Tuesday evening,
August 11, His Excellency the Governor
(Sir Arrhur Havelock) presided.
Includes: papers by Mr. Kingsmill and Colonel Legge in relation to "Rainfall and water supply of the Great Lake". A paper entitled: "Agronomy in Relation to Science",
read
by the Rev. E. H. Thompson, in which
he advocated a systematic nomenclature
of our fruits, notably apples and pears.Mr. R.M Johnston read a paper on "Flowering plants at Kettering", in which no less than 130 species were described, and Mr. Morton thought it would be the first of many lists of local plants the society would receive and teachers of schools might prepare lists with great advantage.

Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Royal Society of Tasmania
Keywords:	Royal Society of Tasmania, Van Diemens Land, VDL, Hobart Town, natural sciences, proceedings, records
Journal or Publication Title:	Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
Collections:	Royal Society Collection > Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
Additional Information:	In 1843 the Horticultural and Botanical Society of Van Diemen's Land was founded and became the Royal Society of Van Diemen's Land for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science in 1844. In 1855 its name changed to Royal Society of Tasmania for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science. In 1911 the name was shortened to Royal Society of Tasmania.
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